V-Neck Blouse with Cuffed Sleeves
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for an elegant V-neck blouse featuring an overlapped V-neckline accented with a single decorative button and stylish cuffed short sleeves.
When To Wear
This blouse is designed for versatile wear, making it an ideal choice for:
- Professional Settings: Perfect for office wear, business meetings, or smart casual work environments due to its polished and structured appearance.
- Smart Casual Outings: a sophisticated option for brunches, weekend gatherings, or elevated everyday style when paired with tailored bottoms.
- Semi-Formal Events: Suitable for occasions where a refined yet comfortable top is desired, such as daytime events or dinner engagements.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Slightly fitted through the bodice with a straight hem, creating a flattering and clean profile.
Neckline: a clean V-neckline formed by the faced, overlapping fronts, which continue into a stand collar at the back neck; the fronts are softly pleated at the shoulders.
Closure: Pullover style: the overlapping fronts are stitched together, and the point of the V is secured with topstitching, a decorative button or a brooch.
Sleeves: Short set-in sleeves finished with turn-back cuffs, adding a touch of tailored elegance.
Back: Features a back yoke and a center back inverted box pleat, providing ease of movement and a neat finish.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing faced necklines, creating pleats, setting in sleeves, and assembling the overlapping fronts with the stand collar.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose lightweight to medium-weight blouse fabrics with good drape for the best results:
- Blouse fabrics made from natural or blended fibers
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 decorative button or a brooch (optional)
Cutter's Must
Attention! First of all, print out the paper patterns and lay them out on the fabric width (fabric width can be from 90cm to 150cm) to determine how much material you will need (do not forget to account for paired and symmetrical details). When stitching pieces, pay attention to the notches - they must match!
- From main fabric:
- Back Yoke – 1 piece on fold
- Back – 1 piece on fold
- Front – 2 pieces
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 2 pieces
- Sleeve – 2 pieces
- Cuff – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Center Front Facing – 2 pieces
- Stand Collar – 1 piece
- Cuff – 2 pieces
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Center Front Facings, one Stand Collar and the Cuffs.
- Fold an inverted box pleat at the upper edge of the Back. Stitch the Back Yoke to the Back, press allowances upwards and overlock. Stitch the outer Stand Collar to the back neckline, clip allowances, press towards the stand.
- Stitch bust darts, press depths upwards. Fold and baste the pleats on the shoulder edge of the fronts (pleat folds directed towards the center front).
- Right front. Place the Center Front Facing on the front, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge. Clip allowances at curves, turn pieces right side out, press. Left front. Place the Center Front Facing on the front, right sides together, and stitch the outer edge from the shoulder seam to the mark. Clip allowances at curves and at the mark, turn pieces right side out, press.
- Overlap the right front onto the left, aligning the center lines. Stitch the left front to the right Center Front Facing; press and overlock the allowances, continuing to overlock the raw edge of the facing up to the right shoulder edge.
- Press the lower allowance of the inner Stand Collar to the wrong side. Place the inner Stand Collar on the outer Stand Collar, right sides together, and stitch the upper edge precisely to the marked shoulder seam line. Clip allowances.
- Stitch the shoulder seams, sandwiching them between the outer and inner Stand Collar. Press allowances towards the back, overlock. Turn pieces right side out. Stitch the inner Stand Collar in the ditch of the outer Stand Collar seam.
- Stitch the side seams, press allowances towards the back and overlock.
- Stitch the sleeve seams, press allowances towards the back of the sleeve and overlock. Set sleeves into armholes, press and overlock allowances.
- Stitch the Cuff into a ring, press allowances open. Fold the Cuff lengthwise in half and press. Stitch the outer half of the Cuff to the sleeve, turn under the allowance of the inner half and stitch it in the ditch of the attaching seam.
- Overlock the bottom edge of the garment, press to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Secure the right and left fronts at the lower corner of the neckline with a bar of topstitching, a decorative button or a brooch.
